Arna Selznick
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Arna Selznick

Director / Senior Storyboard Artist / 20 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Story Artist

Ever After High (2013)

Story Artist

Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021)

Director

The Most Magnificent Thing

Story Artist

The Nut Job 2 (2017)

Story Artist

Clone High (2002)

Story Artist, Storyboard Supervisor

Star Wars: Droids (1985)

Storyboard Supervisor

Ewoks (1985)

Story Artist

Spark: A Space Tail (2017)

Director/co-creator

COOLMAN!

Story Artist

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002)

Story Artist

6Teen (2004)

Story Artist

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004)

Storyboard Artist

Mia and Me (2011)

3d story artist

Kate and Mim-Mim (2014)

Story Artist

The King's Beard (2002)

Storyboard Artist

Max & Ruby (2002)

Story Artist

Return to Never Land (2002)

Storyboard Artist

Bob and Margaret (1998)

Layout Artist

Babar: The Movie (1989)

Layout Director

The Care Bears Family (1985)

Layout Artist

Rock & Rule (1983)

Director

The Care Bears Movie (1985)

Arna is a director, and a story artist. She's a team player with an imaginative storytelling sense; adept at a variety of film styles. Arna loves to dig deep into her characters and create great physical business that connects with her audience.
Work History

  • Story Artist

    House of Cool Studios Inc

    May 2019 - February 2020
    Toronto, Canada

  • Director/co-creator

    Development at dancingmonkeys

    August 2020 - February 2021
    Toronto, Canada

    We are in development on an original animated short film.

  • Director

    Nelvana

    January 2017 - September 2018

    Developed and directed a 22 minute CG featurette for Nelvana. Based on the book The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires. My partner, screenwriter John van Bruggen adapted the book and wrote the screenplay. In production starting January 2017, and wrapped our film in September 2018. A true labour of love by a talented team of artists.

  • Story Artist

    Toonbox Entertainment

    June 2016 - June 2017

  • Animation storyboard artist/director

    dancingmonkeys inc.

    November 1985 - Present

    Telling stories in film and loving it.

  • Story Artist

    Toonbox Entertainment

    November 2014 - June 2016

    As a story artist I stage sequences, develop dramatic characters, and help build a solid entertaining feature film. We usually work on the script as a team, bouncing ideas back and forth. Then we hunker down and work on our individual sequences until they are ready to pitch to our story supervisor Jeff Dickson, and then to the director. Once we get feedback it's usually back to the drawing board...and so on...and so on... Always aiming to make it better, simpler, funnier, more emotionally connected.

  • Director/ Storyartist

    Nelvana

    October 1980 - September 2018

    Director, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING

    Director, BACK TO SCHOOL WITH FRANKLIN,
    Director, LITTLE BEAR SERIES II, III

    Story Supervisor, ORIGINAL INSPECTOR GADGET SERIES, EWOKS AND DROIDS among others.

    Director, THE (first) CARE BEARS MOVIE

    Story Artist, CLONE HIGH, 6TEEN, BOB AND MARGARET, EEK THE CAT, among others!

  • Story Artist

    Guru Studio

    July 2014 - October 2014

    Story work on a made-for-DVD feature.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Nerd Corps Entertainment

    November 2013 - July 2014

    Worked on KATE AND MIM-MIM. Super cute!
    Then boarded on a top secret made-for-DVD feature.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Neptoon Studios

    March 2014 - May 2014

    Worked on LOOPED! for Mark Thornton and Todd Kauffman.
    https://www.neptoonstudios.net/

  • Story Artist

    Guru Studio

    November 2013 - November 2013

    Creating compelling images for a made-for-DVD animated feature.

  • Story Artist

    Slap Happy Cartoons

    April 2013 - August 2013

    Completed boarding on a brand new series for the fine folks at Slap Happy Cartoons.

  • Story Artist

    House of Cool Studios Inc

    February 2013 - April 2013

    Working with an amazing team of talented story people on a new feature film.

  • Illustrator

    Body-In-Motion

    December 2012 - January 2013

    Arna had the pleasure of working with Dianne Woodruff, creating illustrations for her 3D Workout Instructor's Manual.

    See a sample of the new illustrations here:
    https://www.body-in-motion.com/an-exercise-system-that-will-keep-you-on-your-feet-for-a-lifetime/

    https://www.body-in-motion.com/

  • Mercury Filmworks

    April 2013 - June 2013

  • Story Artist

    Toonbox Entertainment

    February 2012 - November 2012

    As a story artist I stage sequences, develop dramatic characters, and help build a solid entertaining feature film. We usually work on the script as a team, bouncing ideas back and forth. Then we hunker down and work on our individual sequences until they are ready to pitch to our story supervisor Jeff Dickson, and then to the director. Once we get feedback it's usually back to the drawing board...and so on...and so on... I love it!

  • Story Artist

    9Story Entertainment

    February 2011 - January 2012
    Nelvana

    Story boarding on the Max And Ruby animated series. Directed by Jamie Whitney.

  • Story Artist

    March Entertainment

    November 2010 - February 2011

  • Story Artist on feature film animatic

    Perfect Circle Productions Vancouver

    September 2010 - November 2010

  • Story Artist

    Radical Sheep Productions Inc.

    November 2009 - June 2010

    Handled story on a lovely animated series called Stella And Sam.

  • Story Artist

    9story Entertainment Inc.

    December 2008 - June 2009

    Story artist on Max And Ruby!

  • Story Artist

    Cookie Jar Entertainment

    2009 - 2009

  • Story Artist

    Elliott Animation

    August 2006 - November 2008
    Toronto, Canada

    I've completed a gig as a freelance storyartist on 6TEEN, an animated series for 'tweens'.
    You can see a sample of my boards for this series here:
    https://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/6Teen/6T39_1.htm

    And my boards for another show for Elliott Animation here:
    https://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/TotalD/TotalD5/TD5_1.htm

  • Story Artist

    Mercury Filmworks

    September 2007 - April 2008

    All done with the premier season storyboards for TOOT AND PUDDLE. It's a very good looking show. See a clip that Arna storyboarded about visiting the ballet!:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNG1Zxu8n74

  • Story Artist

    Studio B

    2007 - 2007

    Story artist on the Flash series Martha Speaks.

  • Director, Show Creator, Story Artist, Storyboard Supervisor

    Nelvana Ltd. (Now called Corus Entertainment)

    November 1979 - November 2005

    I started in the Layout department on the feature film ROCK AND RULE in 1980. I've been associated with Nelvana on projects that include RUBY GLOOM, 6TEEN, CLONE HIGH, MISS SPIDER'S SUNNY PATCH FRIENDS, FRANKLIN, DOG CITY, LITTLE BEAR, MAGGIE AND THE FEROCIOUS BEAST, BABAR, THE BEETELJUICE ANIMATED SERIES, and THE CARE BEARS.
    Together with my partner John van Bruggen we created five COOLMAN! shorts for the creator-driven Nelvana Funpack show.

  • Story Artist

    9story Entertainment Inc.

    July 2003 - December 2005

    Story Artist for the preschool series: PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD and for the SCI~FI series: SKYLAND

  • Story Artist

    C.O.R.E.digital Features

    2005 - 2005

    worked on THE WILD

  • Story Artist

    Tiger Aspect

    February 2001 - May 2001

    Story Artist on THE ANIMATED MR. BEAN

  • Story Artist

    Collingwood O'Hare

    1993 - 2000

    Story artist on THE KING'S BEARD feature fim, and the television series: DENNIS AND GNASHER, CAPTAIN ZED AND THE ZEE ZONE, OSCAR'S ORCHESTRA.

  • Story Artist

    Walt Disney Canada

    January 1998 - December 1998

    Story artist for the feature film RETURN TO NEVERLAND, the sequel to WALT DISNEY'S PETER PAN directed by Robin Budd. You can see a few of my rough samples here:

    https://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/Pan/PanOpen_1.htm

  • Assistant to the director, layout artist.

    Goldtooth Creative

    November 1992 - November 1993

    On GOLDTOOTH, (formerly KARATE KID 2) I had the great privilege to work alongside the late great animator Kai Pindal and writer and director, the late Derek Lamb.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Jumbo Pictures

    1991 - 1992

    Storyartist on six eps. of DOUG, animated series.

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Education

  • Director/co-creator

    Still learning...

    November 2013 - ?
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